text_original: He owed his position entirely to the king, and was responsible to him alone. The king consulted his Council only about such matters as he thought fit; foreign affairs were managed almost entirely according to his own will and pleasure. II THE FRENCH ALLIANCE 81 The English have never been famous for diplomacy, and Wolsey was ill supplied with agents for his work. The English residents at foreign Courts were not men of mark or position.
text_transcription: HE OWED HIS POSITION ENTIRELY TO THE KING AND WAS RESPONSIBLE TO HIM ALONE THE KING CONSULTED HIS COUNSEL ONLY ABOUT SUCH MATTERS AS HE THOUGHT FIT FOREIGN AFFAIRS WERE MANAGED ALMOST ENTIRELY ACCORDING TO HIS OWN WILL AND PLEASURE THE ENGLISH HAVE NEVER BEEN FAMOUS FOR DIPLOMACY AND WOLSEY WAS ILL SUPPLIED WITH AGENTS FOR HIS WORK THE ENGLISH RESIDENTS AT FOREIGN COURTS WERE NOT MEN OF MARK OR POSITION
phonemes: hiː ˈoʊd hɪz pəzˈɪʃən ɛntˈaɪɚli tə ðə kˈɪŋ, ænd wʌz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl tə hˌɪm ɐlˈoʊn. ðə kˈɪŋ kənsˈʌltᵻd hɪz kˈaʊnsəl ˈoʊnli ɐbˌaʊt sˈʌtʃ mˈæɾɚz æz hiː θˈɔːt fˈɪt; fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz wɜː mˈænɪdʒd ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛntˈaɪɚli ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə hɪz ˈoʊn wɪl ænd plˈɛʒɚ. ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɐlˈaɪəns ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ hæv nˈɛvɚ bˌɪn fˈeɪməs fɔːɹ dɪplˈoʊməsi, ænd wˈɑːlsi wʌz ˈɪl səplˈaɪd wɪð ˈeɪdʒənts fɔːɹ hɪz wˈɜːk. ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɹˈɛzᵻdənts æt fˈɔːɹən kˈɔːɹts wɜː nˌɑːt mˈɛn ʌv mˈɑːɹk ɔːɹ pəzˈɪʃən.